Saturday, July 12, 2008

Rachel Paiste....Londoner? Prob not...

Tens of thousands of migrants will be offered 'fast-track' British passports every year in return for doing voluntary work.

The new rule will shed two years from the time it takes to get citizenship. The full plan will be rolled out next week, following up PM Brown's declaration that citizenship is not to be given, but "earned."

What's tricky though is this: it doesn't actually speed up the process. English speaking, volunteering non-citizens with an already long track record of working and paying taxes are eligible. They are LENGHTENING the stay from five to eight years to be eligible for a passport. The new volunteer reduction will allow active members of the community to get passports in only 6 years.